Murray Horwitz (Book and Lyrics) Murray Horwitz's accomplishments in the performing arts include authoring the hit Broadway musical, Ain't Misbehavin’, originating the hit National Public Radio comedy quiz, Wait, Wait … Don’t Tell Me, and writing the song lyrics for John Harbison’s The Great Gatsby at the Metropolitan Opera. His other playwriting credits include Sole Sisters at LaMama E.T.C., Hard Sell at the N.Y. Shakespeare Festival, and RFK – The Journey to Justice for L.A. Theatreworks.

The winner of three Peabody Awards, numerous ASCAP songwriting awards, Tony, Obie, and N.Y. Drama Critics Circle awards (for Ain’t Misbehavin’), the National Medal of Arts (for NPR Cultural Programming), and the Order of Arts and Letters from the Government of France, Mr. Horwitz began his career as a clown in the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus.